Spring-vehicle



(No Model.)

.I-I. W. PELL.

SPRING VEHICLE.

No. 364,284. Patented June 7, 1887.

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HENRY w. PELE, or ROME, NEw Yoan SPRING-VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part o1' Letters Patent No. 364,284, dated June 7,1887.

Application filed J'fmnaryV 20, 18H7. Serial No. 221,833. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY XV. PELL, of Rome, in the county of Oneida, inthe State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inSpringVehieles, of which the following, taken in connection with theaecompanying drawings, is a full; clear, and exact description.

This invention consists in a novel construe tion ofdevices forhangingsemi-ellipticsprings on vehicles, which hanging devices afford tothe spring the necessary longitudinal endplay when subjected to a load,and at the same time effectually prevents the -spring from swayinglongitudinally.

The invention is adapted to be applied to either side springs or crosssprings, as will be hereinafter made apparent.

In the annexed drawings, Figure l is a rear view of the rear axle withmy improved springhanger connected thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlargedisometric view of one of the hangers with its attachment to the axle andspring, portions being broken away to better illustrate the constructionand combination of parts. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of my invention asapplied to a side-spring vehicle. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of thestirrup to which the end of the spring is attached, taken on line zr'x,Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken online y y, Fig. 2; andFig. 6 illustrates moditications of my invention.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts.

C C represent metallic brackets, which are securely fastened by-clips orotherwise either on top of the axle, to support a cross-spring, S,'asrepresented in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, or on the rear axle, A,and head-block B, to support a side spring, as illustrated in Fig. 3ofthe drawings. Said bracket is formed with upwardprojecting arms d d,standing ample distance apart to allow the end ol" the spring and itssnpporting'stirrup T to play longitudinally 'between said arms. Thesearms are formed with eyes c e at their upper or free ends, on which thestirrup T is hung, said stirrup consisting of a sleeve, f, whichisprovidedin its under side with portsz'z',into which the eyes c cproject, the sleeve riding with its upper half upon said eyes, andthushaving a direct support thereon independent of the coupling-bolt 7i,which passes longitudinallyr through the sleeve f and through the eyes eY and is provided with a head and a nut, respectively, at opposite ends,to retain it connected with the aforesaid parts. The sleeve f hasintegral with its central portion a pendent arm, nwhichterminates with ashoe, Informed integral therewith. This shoe is formed with lips ZZ,which project toward the spring S and lap onto the top and bottomportion of said spring. The top lip7 Z, is of sulieient length toreceive through it a rivet, r,which passes verti cally through thespring and fastens the same rigidly to said lip. From the side edges ofthe lipl project downward flanges a a', which abut against the sideedges of the spring, and thus aid in sustaining the latter on the shoeb.

The described rigid attachment ofthe ends of the spring to the stirrupsT T allows said stirrups to move only when the spring is vibratedvertically by a downward pressure on said spring; but said rigidattachment does not allow the stirrups to swing simultaneously in oneand the saine direction, inasmuch as such a movement strains one end ofthe spring upward and the opposite end thereof downward, and suchreverse strains are resisted by the spring. Consequently, thelongitudinal swaying of the spring is ei'l'ectually prevented. I do not,however, limit my invention to the specific construction of the bracketC, with its upward projecting arms d d, nor to the use of the sleeve f,with the arm c pendent from the central portion of said sleeve, inasmuchas I can obtain the same result on an axle having its main or centralportion deflected abruptly downward from the end portions thereof, byclipping or otherwise rigidly securing tothe top of each of said endportions of the axle a plate, C', `formed with Van eye, e', which standsat right angles to the line of the axle and projects over the depressedportion thereof, as represented in Fig. G of the drawings. In this caseI form the spring-hanger with two pend` ent arms, a a, provided at theirupper ends with eyes f f', which receive between them lengthwise the eyee of the plate G', and are pivoted thereon by a bolt, 7i, passingthrough the eyes e andff, and provided with ahead and nut at oppositeends. The lower ends of the arms a a are formed with extensions A Atoward 'the spring S, and the ends of said extensions are united by acrossbar, n, the central portion of which is formed with the shoe b, towhich the end of the spring S is rigidly attached in the ina-nnerhereinbefore described.

I Wish it to be distinctly understood that in my invention the ends ofthe spring are not to be hinged or loosely connected to the pivotedhanger or stirrup, inasmuch as such a combination of parts allows thespring to sway longitudinally, and therefore is incapable ofaccomplishing the obj ectof my invention; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Iatent,is-

l. The vehicle-spring hanger consisting of the stirrup T, pivoted to itssupport at right angles to the spring, and formed with the pendent arma, and with the shoe b on the free end of said arm, and the end of thespring rigidly attached to said shoe, substantially as described andshown.

2. The vehiclespring hanger consisting of the stirrup T, pivoted to itssupport at right angles to the sprn g, and formed with the pendentl arma, and with the shoe b, having top and bottoni lips, Z Z, and sideflanges, c, and the end of the spring inserted between said lips andlanges and rigidly secured to said shoe, substantially as described andshown. t

3. The combination of the bracket C, formed with upwardprojecting arms dd, and with eyes c on the free ends of said arms, the sleeve f, formedWith the pendent arm a, and shoe b on the free end of said arm, the bolth passing through the eyes e e and sleeve f, and the end of the spring Srigidly attached to the shoe b, substantially as described and shown. 4.The combination of the bracket C, formed With upward-projecting arms cld, and With eyes e e on the free ends of said arms, the sleeve f,extending across said eyes and provided with ports t' t', the bolt h,passing through the sleeve .and eyes e e, the pendentarm a, formedintegral with thesleeve and terminating with the shoe b, and the springS, rigidly attached to said shoe.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my naine and affixed myseal, in the presence of two,attestingwitnesses, at Syracuse, in thecounty of Onondaga, in the State ofNew York, this 3d day of January,1887.

HENRY W. PELL. [1.. s]

Witnesses:

H. I). DENIsoN, C. BENmxoN.

